gig economy

基本解释

Love it or hate it, the one aspect of the gig economy that most people agree on is its newness.
不管喜欢还是厌恶，有关零工经济，大多数人都认同一点：这是一个新生事物。
However, , for the same reason, "gig economy"is narrow, not getting at either the "sharing" part of things, nor at the fundamental shifts that are taking place.
然而，出于同样的原因，“零工经济”太狭隘，既不能阐明事物的“共享”性，也不能彰显时下的根本性变化。
Go back to the 18th century and you would find a place like London was one big gig economy.
回到18世纪，你会发现像伦敦这样的地方就存在大规模的零工经济。

And there are CENGAs who need to get started, who need to develop and hone their entrepreneurial skills so survive and thrive in the gig economy.
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You start to think about what it will take to flourish in the gig economy and what it will take for you to become one of those people who flourishes.
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While there are certainly highly-skilled and in-demand professionals who are able to parlay their hired-gun status into big paydays or renaissance workers who are mashing up day jobs and dream jobs, those who benefit financially from the gig economy are in the minority.
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a way of working that is based on people having temporary jobs or doing separate pieces of work, each paid separately, rather than working for an employer